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Replacing faded address numbers and old emergency lights

Q. I moved into Sun City about six months ago and would like to replace or repaint my faded address numbers. Is there anywhere that you know of where they can be purchased? If not, any hints as to what type of paint can be used for touching up the numbers?

No telling who will join the band in our backyard Eden

In our backyard, nestled among the tea roses, phlox and alyssum, is a black iron fountain with a fluted bowl atop a pedestal rising from a stone-ringed basin at the bottom. It is not the spouting kind of fountain. Rather, it drips softly into the water below, filling the garden with a liquid music to serve as background to the birdsong.

Sun Day celebrates 100 edition milestone

When you break a news¬paper down to its most basic level, it’s one thing: an hourglass. Let me explain. A newspaper gathers independent information, call them granules of information, from a wide area, condenses them, and feeds that information back out to that same area, where it disperses. Turn the hourglass over, and the action repeats.

The Dining Duo meet the Tyrolean Duo

On the recommendation of our friends Charles and Di (no, not those two), we headed out to the Schnitzel Platz Restaurant in Glendale Heights for an authentic German evening. Jim and Diane were really looking forward to it, since they are both of German descent.

The big decline in health in the 1950s

We stated previously that by 1950 heart disease had dramatically increased. Public opinion had turned from saturated fats, which were replaced by polyunsaturated fats.

The impact landscaping can have on home values

Our home, like the homes of many readers of this newspaper, was damaged during the storm on July 20. Shuttling my son to the basement while my husband stood guard watching the hail and the swirling winds was just the start of the storm experience.

Ask an Angel 09/12/13

Q. My friend, who I dearly love, is always late for any functions we attend. Since I don’t drive, I am reluctant to say anything about this. What can I do?

Laughter By Paul 9/12/13

Once upon a time in their mar­riage, my Dad did something really stupid. Mom chewed him out for it. He apologized and they made up. However, from time to time, my mom still mentions what he had done.

The terrible toll taken by tolls

I mentioned in my last col­umn that Sue and I had just returned from a trip that took us through 20 states west of the Mississippi. Sue was our navigator, and she kept care­ful notes of our journey, log­ging all the wonderful sights and keeping stats on dates, locations, mileage, etc. One statistic on her list was high­way tolls. Take a guess on how much we paid in tolls outside Illinois as we completed our 7,350 mile trip.

Edgewater residents show they’re pretty crafty

EDGEWATER — Talented artists and crafters around Edgewater ply their skills year-round, sometimes purely for the joy of the creation. But when they can share the results of their labors with appreciative consumers, it’s frosting on the cake.

The Sun City Concert Band celebrates ten years in tune

If you asked founding members of the Sun City Concert Band had they ever predicted the original 11-piece band would someday grow to a comfortable size of 50, they might have replied “no.”

Grafton seeks help for funding senior bus

Sun City residents living in Rutland Township may face the possibility of losing access to the Grafton Township bus service if a funding solution is not found.

SCCAH Board candidates discuss community plans and concerns

In order to help Sun City residents evaluate the qualifications and views of the seven candidates for the board of directors in this fall’s election, the Sun Day is publishing their answers to two questions: why are you running for a directorship, and what do you believe are the most critical issues facing our community?

Art from all over

Artists from far and wide came to Huntley to show their wares at the 2013 Artfest, held August 17-18 in Downtown Huntley.

The high cost of low vision, Part II: How M’Eye Low Vision Support Group can help those with low vision

Certainly one of the priceless perks of living in our senior community is our residents’ easy accessibility to support groups. All of these groups are exclusively for Sun City/Huntley seniors and are facilitated by our residents.

Second-year coach wants to bring winning culture to HHS football

In 2011, football coach John Hart had it all. He was sitting on top of the Indiana high school football world as head man at Warren Central High School in the Indianapolis area, with one state championship and a perennial state contending record on his resume.

Top 15 ways to enjoy gardening for less

David Letterman’s Top 10 lists are infamous. They have covered a variety of topics, from the “Top 10 Things That Will Get You Kicked Out of Disney World” that includes going after Chip and Dale with a Weed Wacker to “Top 10 Headlines that Would Start a Panic” – “Late Night to Begin Top Twenty Lists” being one.

An update on the school tax issue – straight from Sun City, AZ

The Frugal Forum column on June 20, 2013, discussed the possibility of establishing our own school district in Sun City, Huntley as a means of receiving some relief from our ever increasing property taxes.

If you see a zombie walking through the neighborhood, don’t worry, he’s just looking for his things

It’s amazing to me how a little filth is the thin line between average Joe (me before The Great Compost Experiment of the Summer of 2013) and warlord of the garden (me after The Great Compost Experiment of the Summer of 2013).

Doorbell repair and reflections on August open house

We really enjoyed meeting many of you at our open house on August 15. It is always fun hanging out and talking shop. We had members available to demonstrate and explain each piece of equipment in the shop. For example, we have a number of saws that many people are confused about.

Ask an Angel 08/29/13

Q. Is there a way to stay mentally sharp with natural means, such as food or vitamins?

Today’s specials are petri-dish pork and in-vitro veal

Well, it was just a matter of time, wasn’t it? After all, we’ve been brewing babies at the bottom of test tubes for decades now, so we shouldn’t be surprised that somebody finally got around to manufacturing man-made burgers.

A restaurant by any other name…

One Saturday while Jim and I were doing our usual “Randall Road errands,” we noticed a storefront named Rice Fusion Sushi. Not having a clue as to what it was, we decided to investigate.

Laughter By Paul 08/29/13

At the end of the college year, a star football player, Josh, celebrated the lifting of the team curfew by attending a late night campus party. Soon after arriving, Josh became captivated by a beautiful girl. He eased into the conversation with her by asking if she met many dates at parties.

The decline of saturated fats in our diets

Let’s go back to World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The Japanese military occupied the Philippines and other South Pacific Islands, where bloody battles were being fought. The supply of coconut oil was effectively cut off from the United States.

A summer full of songs

The slick, jazz-tinted chords of Dusty Springfield’s “Spooky” rang through the breezy August air, and the finale of Edgewater’s 2013 Music on the Green concert series began.

2014 campaign sees significant increase in candidates

Sun City’s transition to self governance may be the cause of a significant increase in resident interest in serving on the community association board of directors.